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Torrance County Homicide

Friday, a Torrance County deputy found a dead body in a truck, parked in the woods just Southeast of Edgewood. Action 7 News Reporter Megan Cruz was the only reporter there as police tried to chase down the man who ran from the truck.

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Updated: 7:23 AM MDT Jul 27, 2014

Torrance County Homicide

Friday, a Torrance County deputy found a dead body in a truck, parked in the woods just Southeast of Edgewood. Action 7 News Reporter Megan Cruz was the only reporter there as police tried to chase down the man who ran from the truck.

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Updated: 7:23 AM MDT Jul 27, 2014

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WEBVTT THE SEARCH CONTINUES FOR A POSSIBLE MURDER SUSPECT TONIGHT. FRIDAY, A TORRANCE COUNTY DEPUTY FOUND A DEAD BODY IN A TRUCK, PARKED IN THE WOODS JUST SOUTHEAST OF EDGEWOOD. ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER MEGAN CRUZ WAS THE ONLY REPORTER THERE AS POLICE TRIED TO CHASE DOWN THE MAN WHO RAN FROM THE TRUCK. SHE'S BEEN GATHERING MORE ON THIS CASE... ALL DAY. MEGAN? YOU KNOW ROYALE - HERE'S WHAT WE STILL DON'T KNOW: WHO THE SUSPECT IS, AND WHERE HE COULD BE... WHO THE VICTIM IS, AND HOW HE DIED. THE SHERIFFS OFFICE HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS TODAY, EITHER FOR US OR FOR PEOPLE LIVING NEARBY, WHO TELL ME THEY'RE FEELING ANXIOUS. 01:21 there's all kinds of caves, big badger holes 01:24 PATRICK MULLINS SAYS THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF HIDING PLACES IN THE WOODS JUST SOUTHEAST OF EDGEWOOD. 01:13 abandoned travel trailers and mobile homes 01:15 THAT'S WHY HE'S NOT SURPRISED POLICE HAVEN'T FOUND THEIR GUY YET - A MAN WHO THEY SAY, MAY HAVE KILLED A PERSON. This is what the Torrance County Sheriff's Office says happened. At around 8:20 Friday night, a deputy was driving down Martinez Road when he spotted a tan Ford Explorer just within the tree line here. That's when a man ran from the truck heading north into the woods. ACTION 7 NEWS WAS THE ONLY STATION THERE AS OFFICIALS KICKED OFF A MASSIVE MANHUNT. THE REASON IT WAS SO IMPORTANT TO CATCH THIS GUY... WAS BECAUSE DEPUTIES FOUND A MAN DEAD INSIDE THE TRUCK. THERE WERE CANINE UNITS COMBING THE AREA, AND A HELICOPTER FLYING OVERHEAD TILL EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. 01:53 that chopper just stayed in this area with the spotlights going and all that other stuff 01:58 CHRIS CUNNINGHAM JUST MOVED INTO THE AREA A COUPLE MONTHS AGO. THE FIRST THING ON HIS MIND: 03:41 holy cow - did I just buy a place that's like a dumping ground for bodies now or something like that. Really weird 03:46 HE AND HIS NEIGHBORS SAY THEY'LL STAY VIGILANT UNTIL THIS POSSIBLE HOMICIDE SUSPECT IS CAUGHT. 01:45 nothing like loaded firearms 01:47 03:28 everybody out here is armed 03:29 AND THIS IS THE DESCRIPTION THEY'VE GIVEN US OF THE SUSPECT: DARK HAIR, MEDIUM-BUILD, LAST SEEN WEARING A WHITE OR GRAY SHIRT AND JEANS. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION THAT COULD HELP POLICE, GIVE THEM A CALL.

Torrance County Homicide

Friday, a Torrance County deputy found a dead body in a truck, parked in the woods just Southeast of Edgewood. Action 7 News Reporter Megan Cruz was the only reporter there as police tried to chase down the man who ran from the truck.